PHYS4112 (Principles of Radio Astronomy) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Introduces the fundamentals of radio astronomy, including electromagnetic waves and their properties, emission mechanisms and astronomical radio sources, radio telescope instrumentation, and experimental methods and techniques. Offers hands-on experience through an embedded lab component and fieldwork that allows students to operate a radio telescope array located on campus, enabling them to record and analyze data from astronomical sources. Advanced topics include radio interferometry and aperture synthesis.
Data updated October 2026.